Social Worker (Home Health) - Home Health Hospice - Day

**Schedule**
Part Time, Day Shift (40 hours biweekly)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00a-4:30p (Varied)

**General Summary**

Plans, organizes and implements social work services for patients and families.

**Essential Functions:**

+ Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.
+ Evaluates data gathered in terms of the medical plan of treatment, available social service programs, and plans a pertinent therapy program that will provide each patient with maximum benefit.
+ Assists patients and families to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations.
+ Utilizes resources to help patient resume life in the community or to learn to live with the disability.
+ Interprets nature of illness and prescribed course of treatment to patients and families. Communicates family issues to other staff members. Participates in planning co...